We are leaving this safe harbor in the morning. October 26, 2009.
It has been a busy year of preparation. Dan is a great organizer and he gets the job done! As we shared this goal with people along the way we would say – we are leaving November 1st. As the date neared and we became actively conscious of the weather conditions that would be favorable for the sail to Bermuda we expanded the date of departure to be: any time after October 25th when the winds and the Gulf Stream and the hurricanes are where we’d like them to be!
Those conditions are in place, October 26, 2009 and onward for the sail on to Bermuda.
Over this past week it has been our practice to borrow wi-fi connection at a local hotel. During our searches we have been studying charts like these that we get from Passageweather.com:
It truly boggles my mind that we have access to this updated information! It has taken us some practice to become proficient with the interpretation but we think we have it!
Our constant preparation took us away from sailing. We learned the nooks and crannies of our vessel and we lovingly reinforced her rigging. I am looking forward to the adventure that awaits us: Gypsy, Dan and me.
